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Billy moved with Flynn as together they dropped the large man to the ground before Billy knocked him out.
Before anyone else could come into the basement, Billy and Flynn crawled out of the prison as well, their gaze falling on Aiden and Astrid, who were already running away towards safety. Flynn and Billy followed after them until they were on safe ground, where the armies of both clans were waiting for them. Flynn knew the alarm must have been raised in the Gallagher castle by now, and Myles must know what had happened.
“Aiden, Astrid, ye two should immediately return to the castle right now. I will send guards with ye,” Flynn said to them, motioning to some soldiers to take them safely home.
“What do ye mean? What are ye going to do?” Astrid asked worriedly, clearly not anticipating what was about to happen.
“We will be attacking the Gallagher castle, me darling,” Flynn told her softly. “Ye need nae worry, I will be home right beside ye in very little time.”
“Ye promise?” she asked, concern shining in her eyes.
“I promise,” Flynn assured her, placing a kiss on her forehead.
He needed her to be safe and sound before the attack began.
“Flynn, should we go ahead?” Billy asked as soon as Astrid and Aiden had left, and Flynn nodded, giving the army the signal. He knew it was time.
The combined armies of both clans quickly marched towards the Gallagher castle and launched an attack, with Flynn leading them. The Gallagher soldiers were entirely unprepared for the attack, but Flynn could not care at all. He was simply there for Myles, and he searched the castle, looking for the man.
“Where are ye, Myles?” he shouted as he burst through the study door.
Just as he had imagined, he found Myles pacing from left to right worriedly. The old Laird’s gaze widened as it landed on Flynn, who walked inside fearlessly.
“Here ye are,” Flynn said sweetly, making sure he sounded angry enough for Myles to know that he had done a terrible terrible thing by kidnapping Astrid.
“Flynn, I am sure we can sit and solve this matter,” Myles argued, and Flynn nodded as if in agreement.
“Yer right. Sit!” Flynn growled, pointing towards the chair placed in front of him. Myles must have taken it as a good sign, since he immediately sat down, and Flynn remained standing. “Do ye remember what I told ye the last time I was here, Myles?”
“What?” the old man croaked, clearly terrified.
That was the thing about cowards. Whenever things did not go as planned, they got scared.
“That if ye forced me to come here again, it would not end well for ye,” Flynn replied.
Myles nodded. “I didnae force ye to come out here,” he said, and Flynn laughed at the man’s audacity.
“Ye kidnapped the woman I love and am about to marry, Myles. Ye sent her faither a letter saying that ye would kill her if we didnae give our lands to ye. What do ye think I would have done? Sat at home and waited till ye brought her back yerself?”
“I made a mistake, Flynn. I apologize for that,” Myles croaked. “Yer known by all to be forgiving. Ye can let this go.”
“I could have let go almost anything, Myles, but yer too big of a sinner to let this go. I am afraid I cannae do that,” Flynn replied.
He knew he did not wish to kill Myles, but he wanted to throw him in a dungeon for the rest of his life and make him suffer the way he had done to Aiden. However, Myles stood up and ran outside the study, and Flynn had to follow after him.
Just as Myles ran out, he came in the way of two soldiers fighting, and the sword of one struck him square in the stomach. Flynn gasped at the sight of blood gushing out of Myles’s body. The old Laird fell to the ground, the blow clearly being fatal.
Flynn could not believe that had just happened, but he knew that it meant he could get out of the Gallagher castle and return home to Astrid. The only person he had meant to deal with here was Myles, but the man was already lying dead on the floor.
With that, Flynn turned around and stepped out of the castle, motioning to Billy that he was leaving.
He knew it would not be difficult for the two combined armies to take over the castle and the clan, especially since Laird Gallagher was dead, but he also knew for certain that Astrid needed him right now. He needed to be with her.
CHAPTER23
“Thank goodness, yer back!”Laila’s voice reached Flynn’s ears as soon as he stepped foot inside the drawing room of his castle, where surprisingly enough, everyone was present.
Astrid, Aiden, Murray and Keira were there too along with Daphne. Flynn smiled at the sight, since it was evident that each of them was just as worried.
